Under reference JOUEF 2386, here is SNCF's X-2700 series RGP2 Diesel Autorail, in green and yellow livery, IV era and HO 1/87th scale, in its Analog 2 track version, direct current.
Machine features:
- Flat and low 5-pole motor with flywheel in the motorised unit hidden under the interior.
- Wheel with original external profile.
- Interior work lighting in the motorised (X 2700) and cab-controlled (XR 7700) trailer unit, controllable when fitted with a digital decoder.
- Front and rear lights switched on according to direction in analogue mode (white gold and red LEDs), controllable when fitted with a digital decoder.
- Short hitch mechanisms at the rear of the motorised unit and at both ends of the trailer unit.
- NEM 362 coupler pockets on all couplers.
- MTC 21-pin digital socket (NEM 660) in both units (railcar and trailer).
- Digital versions with sound (HJ2386S/87S/88S) fitted with a DCC digital sound decoder and "sugar cube" speakers for perfect sound quality.
- All separately fitted details are pre-installed. Front of wagon fitted with decorative coupler and brake hoses.
- The rear end of the cab control trailer can be fitted with a bellows so that it can be coupled to a 2nd trailer or a railcar-trailer pair.
A little history:
Derived from the previous X 2720 and X 2770 series (RGP 1), featuring a single diesel traction, the X 2700, also known as RGP 2, was equipped with two Renault type 517-V12 engines capable of delivering 300 hp and could reach a top speed of 124 km/h. The 20 units ordered by the SNCF, based on a project by the Office national de la recherche ferroviaire, were built from 1954 and remained in service until the 1990s.
The X 2700s comprised a set of two units, one of which was motorised, and had its trailer which was defined XR 7700, they were used for long and medium journeys, even across borders and sometimes even as far as Geneva.
The manufacturer Jouef:
The model railway brand originating in France, Jouef, was founded in 1944 by Georges Huard. One of the largest Jouef model train design factories was located in Champagnole, just 30 minutes from our Jura Modélisme company. Since October 2004, Jouef has belonged to the Hornby group.
The brand is characterised by its attention to detail and robustness, which are essentially designed from moulded plastic in HO scale: 1/87th.
Jouef produces all types of railway equipment (wagons, carriages, locomotives) from different eras (I, II, III, IV, V or VI).
